Shaun O’Callaghan joined One Agency in early 2016 after hearing about the brand at AREC.
Prior to that he had no idea that the unique One Agency platform existed. He had considered starting his own real estate brand or partnering with existing Victorian based franchises.
“I didn’t want to have to create a real estate brand from scratch and really liked that One Agency have fixed monthly fees, no financial reporting to head office and great transparency around the business model,” he says.
Shaun had been in real estate for 10 years and worked at Hocking Stuart prior to opening his own business, where he was voted ‘Agent of the Year’ in 2015. He’s an auction accredited agent and an industry commentator featured in Real Estate Business and on the Sky News Real Estate Program.
One Agency Shaun O’Callaghan cover the Surf Coast region of Victoria, including Torquay, Jan Juc and surrounds.
“Setting up a new business is daunting, but Paul Davies and the team at head office were very accommodating, informative and supportive, plus I have an incredible Operations Manager, Amanda Lee,” says Shaun. “We made a list and worked through it day by day. My wife Liz has also been heavily involved and supportive as well.”
Without the One Agency brand behind us, it would have taken so much more time and money to get started.
“It was only difficult based on not knowing what to expect, and the self doubt was a motivator. A PAYG real estate career is a great foundation to starting a business because of the self drive that needs to be prominent in order to list and sell. Transitioning into business ownership has enabled us to create a business that was attractive to potential clients and employees.”
Shaun admits that he’s come a long way since the early unsettling feelings and concerns he had in starting up his own agency and he’s grateful he didn’t try and go the Independent Agency route.
“Without the One Agency brand behind us, it would have taken so much more time and money to get started. The energy and resources required to start a brand from scratch would have been overwhelming and I know I would have been dissatisfied with the end result.”
Shaun is thrilled to have the freedom to build his business the way he wants to, without constraint and yet have the backing of an international brand.
T +61 3 5261 4711
E shaun.o@oneagencygroup.com.au
W oneagencytorquay.com.au
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